The Longbox: Nobody does it better: Part One

I’d said last time, I’d planned a readers questions column for this week, but I’m flaking, again.

also let me apologize for the lack of last weeks column,  I was having some inner ear issues, and it had me out for the count.

Instead, I’m bringing you a column that in near and dear to my heart, something that I hold in great esteem. “What is that ?” I hear you ask.

Riddle me this: what do the following names have in common?

Sir Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Sir Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Peirce Brosnan, Daniel Craig

That’s right, Lets all say it together:

Bond, James Bond; 007

So As I always say…

Read on, dear reader, read on.

The Longbox: Songs in the Key of Steve

This week, I return from Wizard World Philadelphia with not much to say.

I know, I know, what kinda reporter am I?

I’M NOT! I’m a Columnist!

So instead of the regular con report that I had spoken to you about, I’ve asked Leigh, last week’s guest columnist, to come back and have a discussion with me on something that is quite a hot topic in comics at the moment; the life, death, and resurrection of Captain America.  Thankfully she was game for a laugh, so here we have the product of that conversation.

Again I apologize for the lack of Philly news, but frankly I enjoyed getting my drink on.

And yes, sure, I could come back and tell you tales of “Drunken Adventures in the City of Brotherly Love,” and doing lines of blow off of issues of  X-men while Marina Sirtis and Yancy Butler are naked and making out in the corner, Edward James Olmos is playing the banjo in the bath, and Emma Caulfield has dinner with bunnies.  But let’s be honest, no one wants to hear those stories.  Do they?  I mean is there really any interest in that?  No. (Please note.. none of that actually happened!  GO GO GADGET HYPERBOLE!)

So within lies our opinions and quips to do with the life and times of Captain America.

Read on, dear reader, Read on.

The LongBox: The Day Alfred Pennyworth Broke My Heart.

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Okay ‘Teers, I’d planned to post a small piece I’d written about Toast and Jam, but there is something else that demands my attention.

Recently, DC Put Grant Morrison front and centre of the creative control of the DCU.  I’ll go into my thoughts on Morrison later but one of the things that was masterminded by GM was last years “Batman RIP” event. Well we are now truly into the era of the “New Bat”, I know it may not last long, I know that there may be fallout. But until this week, I have kept silent on what some people have called the Biggest Death in Comics since Uncle Ben. (I think the Steve Rogers fans among us might have something to say about that.) What brings this issue suddenly to the forefront of my cerebellum? What do the floaty text bubbles that float around my head have to say about all this? Why did I just steal one of Deadpool’s gimmicks?

Read on, Dear reader, Read on.

Go on, Please?

Okay then.

Oh, and I guess I should warn you I’m going to be talking about major spoilers in here for the bat family of book from the last few months, so be aware.

The LongBox: In brightest day, In blackest night…

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Okay… so as you all know, last year I did a post on my top 5 comic movies.  I took a long time and spent hours of research (aka watching movies) to come up with that list.

Add to that that you will always be looking for perfect casting for various heroes in the movie adaptations. Now I was surfing another site and I came across a fan made superhero trailer that absolutely blew my mind.

Not only was the trailer very very very well done, the casting of the main character had caught me completely off guard.

Who? What hero (as if the title didn’t give it away)? Will there be punch and pie? For all these answers and more (including the trailer) read on.

And adding to that my discussion who should play more memorable heroes.

The Longbox: An Awful Lot of Running To Do.

Hey there, Faithful readers, long time no post, right?

Yeah, I know my bad. Long story short, lots of crap got into the way of my time to write, and now that’s out of the way, I’m back and back with a vengeance. I’m probably going to post at least 2 or three other columns in the next few days as I’m going to be stranded in a hotel room with not much to do during the day except write.

One small note however, is that My Laptop is broken, so there aren’t going to be any banners for these, I’ll still include some pictures here and there, but not to the degree that I would have before. I’m bashing these out on a friends Lappy since mine took a crap on me. well not on me.. but.. well you get the point.

So.. I think that is enough preamble time to turn your attention to the title..  and what this column is going to be about. Well.. to those that know that quote, they would have known in an instant. Those of you who don’t know, today our topic will be…

The Oncoming Storm…

The Doctor.

The LongBox: A Very Tony Stark Christmas: Part Three

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It’s Christmas eve and we all know what that means!

No, not that it’s Christmas day Tomorrow, It means that the penultimate Part of  The Marvel universes Christmas Carol is Here.

Today Tony Meets the Ghost of Christmas Present. Yesterday he met the past int he form of his alcoholic former self.  What form will today’s ghost take? Who knows?

Well I do. So there.

And you can too.

The LongBox: A Very Tony Stark Christmas: Part Two

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We’re back.

Another Day, another installment of the Marvel Universes Christmas carol.

Yesterday Tony was a tool to Jarvis and was visited by the Ghosts of his father and Obidiah stane, warning him to prepare for visits from three ghosts.

Today we have Part Two! The Visit from The Ghost of Christmas Past!

So, dear reader, it is time to read on.

and Enjoy!

The LongBox: A Very Tony Stark Christmas. Part One.

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Okay, as we are all aware, it is Christmas.

That Time of year that has parents mourning their bank accounts and children finding the box more interesting to play with that the $900 bike they just got. But turkey, presents and figgy pudding isn’t all that Christmas is all about, it’s also about some damn good entertainment, be it Christmas Carols, TNT’s 24 hours of “A Christmas Story”, Home Alone, Elf but deep down.. the story that really sums up Christmas? “A Christmas Carol”. I spent a while Figuring out how to use this. and It struck me, allow me to apologize in advance, this is by FAR my most insular “Comics people only” type column, but it’s also the best thing I could think of.. so I Give you:

The Marvel Universe in “A Christmas Carol”

The LongBox: Two dudes named Frank…

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…and one named Garth.Ennis that is.

This time on the Long Box I take time to Time Travel.

I get to walk in the past, as I revisit one of my favorite books ever, and I get to step into the future, as I look ahead to a comic book movie that is very high profile right now. What does this all mean? Its all there in the title. I know, I know I’m a tease, well, wanna know more?

Come on inside.

The LongBox: Favorite Comic Movies

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Is there anything more polarizing among Comic fans than Marvel vs DC? Or “Who will win in a fight, Bendis or Johns”?

Yup. What is your favorite comic book movie. Alright so maybe in the last Year the DeFacto answer is “Dark Knight” but will The caped crusader and Heath Ledger make it to the pinnacle of My Top 5? or is there something else out there that lurks in the shadows?

Will I mention your Favorite movie? Or will I totally fumble?

come on in and see.